| Gene Symbol |
MT2A
|
| Entrez Gene |
4502
|
| Alt Symbol |
MT2
|
| Species |
Human
|
| Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
| Description |
metallothionein 2A
|
| Other Description |
MT-2|MT-II|metallothionein-2|metallothionein-2A|metallothionein-II
|
| Swissprots |
Q2HXR9 Q14823 Q53XT9 P02795
|
| Accessions |
AAA59583 ABC79300 CAA25196 CBX47637 EAW82869 EAW82870 P02795 BC007034 AAH07034 BC062435 BC070289 AAH70289 BM746626 BT007315 AAP35979 D28442 BAA05808 EU831459 ACE87146 EU831546 ACE86465 M26637 AAA59584 S52379 AAB24908 V00594 CAA23841 X97260 CAA65915 NM_005953 NP_005944
|
| Function |
Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids.
|
| Top Pathways |
Mineral absorption
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